Pipes and Cisterns Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Three pipes, A B and C, can fill a cistern in 12, 18 and 24 minutes, respectively. If all the pipes are opened together for 7 minutes, what will be the volume of the water that overflows as the percentage of the total volume of the cistern?

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    $$ {23{2\over 3}}$$
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  • 2
    $$ {26{5\over 18}}$$
    Correct
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  • 3
    $$ {23{1\over 3}}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    $$ {26{7\over 18}}$$
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Answer : 4. "$$ {26{7\over 18}}$$"

Q:

Water flows in to a tank 15 m.×10 m. through a rectangular pipe 2 m.×1.5 m. at 20 km./hr. In how much time will the water level in the tank rise by 3m.?

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    23 seconds
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  • 2
    27 seconds
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    15 seconds
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    19 seconds
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Answer : 2. "27 seconds "

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A tap can fill the tank in 8 hours and another can empty it in 16 hours. If both the taps are opened simultaneously, the time (in hours) to fill the tank is__.

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    18 hours
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  • 2
    16 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
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    8 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    10 hours
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    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "16 hours"

Q:

Two pipe can fill a cistern in 3 hours and 4 hours respectively and a waste pipe can empty it in 2 hours. If all  the three pipes are kept open, then the cistern will be filled in

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    5 hours
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  • 2
    8 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    10 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    12 hours
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    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "12 hours"

Q:

 Pipe A alone & pipe B alone can fill the same tank in 5 hours and 4 hours respectively. If the ratio of efficiency of pipe A & B together to that of pipe C alone is 9:2, then find time taken by pipe C alone to fill the same tank?

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    8 hours
    Correct
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  • 2
    5 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    6 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    10 hours
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    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "10 hours"

Q:

Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 12 minutes and 15 minutes, respectively. The tank when full can be emptied by pipe C in x minutes. When all the three pipes are opened simultaneously, the tank is full in 10 minutes. The value of x is:

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    18
    Correct
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  • 2
    15
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    20
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    24
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "20"

Q:

Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 3 hours and 5 hours. Then, if all three are open, the tank is filled in 30 hours. Find in how many hours a third pipe will empty the tank?

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    4 hours
    Correct
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  • 2
    2 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    8 hours
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    6 hours
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Answer : 2. "2 hours"

Q:

If 20 taps can fill a tank in 14 hours, then how many times will 35 taps fill that tank?

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    8 hour
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  • 2
    6 hour
    Correct
    Wrong
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    14 hour
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    10 hour
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Answer : 1. "8 hour"

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